by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to accelerate idea generation, Workshop Facilitator
A large part of what I do is to facilitate groups of managers and leaders and help them solve problems or develop new strategies or products in new and different ways. I have been doing this for the past 10 years. During this time I came across what I thought was a...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session
One of the most widely used creative problem solving processes was developed by Alex Osborn (father of Brainstorming) and Sidney Parnes. It has been around for 50 years and has stood the test of time as a structured way of addressing problems. The Osborn-Parnes model...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
From my research, most creativity emerges from the many spontaneous interactions that occur throughout an organisation. As Steve Jobs notes, “Innovation is fostered by ad-hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has figured out the coolest new thing...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I recently conducted an innovation benchmark survey on a healthcare company and one of its lowest results was: ‘Our culture tolerates an occasional failure.’ Any astute leader can see the problem here. Innovation involves ‘trial and error’ and, by definition, failure....
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, Workshop Facilitator
In my problem-solving model which I outlined in my first book (The Idea Generator, 2007), I outlined how many leaders get ‘stuck’ in their thinking (and action). My contention is that if you always define a problem in the same way and you view it in the same way, not...
